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Rivier University Welcomes New Dean of Arts and SciencesDr. Susan Langlois brings more than 20 years of higher education leadership to the position

Dr. Susan Langlois

Amherst Photographer Wins International Awards

Marsha Vander Mey

Amherst Photographer’s Work Goes to International Exhibition

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Speaking on behalf of the board, Dwight Brew, chairman listed the many ways Bill has served his town. He was a member of the Amherst Storm Water Committee, the Open Space Committee, the Solid Waste Committee, the Land Trust, the Conservation Commission, and the Historical Society. He co-au-thored the Conservation Commis-sion Walk Book and was treasurer of the Conservation Commission. He built several bridges on conser-vation land, helped in building the Pond Parish board walk and main-taining miles of conservation trails.

In a written statement titled “Ed-itor’s Valediction”, Bill wrote, “Once

again, age and sickness have over-taken the editor, and volume XLIX is my last. I will miss deliberating with the board, but won’t miss the bimonthly chores or entering copy one finger at a time.” He continued, “The future of the newsletter has been an active concern of the board recently. The possibilities range from facelift to radical redesign, to moving online.”

The BOS and the members of the Historical Society expressed their genuine appreciation for everything Bill has done over the years and Mr. Clark wished Bill and his wife Blanche, the very best as Bill steps down from his position.

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Bill Wichman with Amherst Selectmen Tom Grella, Dwight Brew, Reed Pana-siti and HSA president, Dave Clark.

NASHUA – Rivier University has appointed Dr. Susan Langlois as its new Dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Langlois comes to Rivier with extensive administrative experience in academic leadership, curricular innovation, experiential learning, and student academic ser-vices. As Dean, she will oversee aca-demic programming for the natural and social sciences, humanities, and mathematics and computer science departments.

“Dr. Langlois’ areas of expertise include program development, in-stitution accreditation, and the as-sessment of student learning out-comes,” says Sister Paula Marie Buley, IHM, President. “Her career reflects a commitment to the trans-formational role of the liberal arts in higher education. She is a strong and welcome addition to the Rivier University academic community.”

Prior to joining Rivier, Dr. Lan-glois served as the Dean of Aca-demic Affairs and Student Services at Marian Court College where she acted as the chief academic officer and primary author on the insti-tution’s NEASC accreditation self-study, and she instituted online peer-tutoring programs and a com-

prehensive evaluation instrument for student learning outcomes. Her distinguished career also includes key administrative and faculty ap-pointments at Springfield College, Endicott College and Elms College.

“The University is fortunate to have the benefit of Dr. Langlois’ experience and collaborative spir-it,” says Dr. Douglas Howard, Vice President for Academic Affairs. “As the University continues to expand its programs and online offerings, engaging a broader range of stu-dents, her focus on curricula and academic services that support pos-itive, measurable student outcomes is invaluable.”

Dr. Langlois holds a Doctor of Physical Education (D.P.E.) degree from Springfield College. Her doc-toral work includes the multidisci-plinary areas of exercise physiolo-gy, motor learning, biomechanics, and the social science components of sport philosophy, sociology and psychology. Dr. Langlois also re-ceived her M.S. degree from Spring-field College in Teaching and Ad-ministration and B.S. degree from the University of New Hampshire in Physical Education.

Kate Guerdat Appointed to Girl Scout Board of Directors

Kate Guerdat

AMHERST – While she was growing up, Kate Guerdat gathered many fond memories from her years as a Daisy and Junior Girl Scout, and the camping trips she took with her mother, who served as their troop leader.

Today, Kate shares in the Girl Scout experience with her young daughter, Cadence, a Daisy Girl Scout in Amherst, NH. This past year, Kate even helped coordi-nate Girl Scout cookie sales for her daughter’s troop.

Earlier this summer, Kate, who is the associate vice president of aca-demic affairs at Manchester Com-munity College (MCC), was ap-pointed to the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains earlier this sum-mer.

Professionally, she supports the college’s areas of institution-al assessment and online learning, working directly with program ar-eas in efforts to expand their reach.

She said serving on the Board of the Directors will allow her to work towards both organizations’ collective missions of preparing fe-male graduates for a brighter future. “MCC has a mission of STEM pro-ficiency,” Kate noted. “And the Girl Scouts has such a rich, multi-facet-ed history. I’m fortunate to now be working in a capacity where I can benefit both causes.”

Plans for a series of Girl Scout events at the Manchester campus are currently in the works, Kate not-ed. She’s also hoping to utilize her high-visibility to ultimately create some new opportunities for girls of various ages and interests. “I’d love to see more camps, as well as more year-round opportunities,” Kate said. “The community college en-vironment lends a ready hand. We can offer more leaders and more training opportunities: a win-win for everyone.”

When Kate isn’t working, she en-joys spending time with her family and enjoying the great outdoors.

AMHERST – Photographs cre-ated by Marsha Vander Mey of Harper Point Photography of Am-herst have been accepted into the GENERAL and LOAN Collection of Professional Photographers of America’s (PPA) 2015 International Photographic Competition. Vander Mey’s work will be on display at the CNN Center in Atlanta GA, Janu-ary 10-14, 2016.

This International Photograph-ic Exhibition is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual con-vention and expo for professional photographers and several photo-graphic associations. Vander Mey’s photographs were judged against 30,000 entries world-wide. PPA’s Imaging Excellence Award recog-nizes those individuals who have obtained their master’s degree in

photography and continue to excel in their profession and succeed in PPA’s International Print Competi-tion. To be eligible for this honor, an entrant must hold a Master of Pho-tography or Master Artist degree from PPA and have a minimum of 13 images accepted into the PPA Loan Collection.

Marsha is a member of the Pro-fessional Photographers of America and is the President of New Hamp-shire Professional Photographers Association. She has won numer-ous awards for her work including the Fuji Masterpiece Award and was voted Best Photographer of the Souhegan Region.  Her work has been published in numerous publi-cations and been shown in Interna-tional Exhibitions.

AMHERST – Photographs cre-ated by Jim Carlen of Carlen Im-ages recently been accepted into the General and Loan Collections of Professional Photographers of America’s 2015 International Pho-tographic Competition. Jim’s work will be on display at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia Jan. 10-12, 2016. This In-ternational Photographic Exhibi-tion is held in conjunction with Im-aging USA, an annual convention and expo for professional photogra-phers and several photographic as-sociations.

A panel of 43 eminent jurors from across the United States select-ed the top photographs from more than 5,000 total submitted entries. Judged against a standard of excel-

lence, just over 2,100 images were selected for the General Collection and 1,085 (roughly 21 percent) were selected for the esteemed Loan Col-lection—the best of the best. The Loan Collection images will all be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book and over 200 selected General Collection im-ages will be published in the “Show-case” book by Marathon Press.

Three of Jim’s images will be in the International Photographic Ex-hibition alongside other top pho-tographic works from the com-petition and traveling and special invitational displays. These images constitute one of the world’s largest annual exhibits of professional pho-tography gathered simultaneously under one roof.

“Time and Space” by Jim Carlen

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